Knights girls dominate Colony Invite

PALMER — Colony senior Chase Stephens used a career weekend to help the Colony Knights cruise to the girls’ team title at the Colony Invitational in Palmer

Stephens set career highs in the triple jump, long jump and 100-meter hurdles during the two-day track and field meet at Colony High. Stephens hit 35 feet, 11.5 inches in the triple jump, more than a foot better than her prior season best. She also topped the 35-foot mark for the second time in her prep career. Stephens landed a jump of 17-4.25 in the long jump, another career best. Her third personal record came in the 100 hurdles, a mark of 13.07 seconds.

Stephens helped Colony finish with 144 total points in the team standings, well ahead of runner-up Homer’s 87.

Colony junior Kristina Tennesen also set a career best at the meet, hitting 126-6 in the discus. Tennesen has won the girls’ discus in all five meets she’s entered this year.

The Colony girls also won the 3,200-meter relay.

Madeline Ko finished second in a trio of events for the Knights, placing as the runner-up to Stephens in the long jump and triple jump. She was also second in the 300 hurdles. Ko was also third in the high jump.

Two-time defending state champion Ceil Dunleavy led the Wasilla Warriors with a win in the girls’ high jump. Dunleavy, who won the 4A girls’ high jump at the state meet as both a freshman and sophomore, hit 5-5 at the Colony Invite. Wasilla sophomore Chantel LeBon placed second in the high jump, with a mark of 4-10. Wasilla’s Kaylyn Kelly was third in the 200.

Alison VanPelt led the Houston Hawks with third-place finishes in the 800 and 3,200, and a fourth-place finish in the 1,600.

Host Colony placed second in the boys’ team standings with 131 points, finishing nine points shy of first-place Kodiak.

Junior Brandon Nicholson continued his tear, winning three events in a meet for the third time this season. Nicholson was first in the high jump, long jump and triple jump. The junior hit a career best in the long jump, with a mark of 21-3.5. He won the high jump with a season-best 6-2, and the triple jump with a leap of 45-2.25.

Colony’s Hunter Harwood was first in the 100.

Senior Brady Southwick led the Palmer Moose with a pair of wins, sweeping the hurdles events. Southwick finished with a mark of 16.71 in the 110 hurdles and 42.71 in the 300 hurdles.

The Moose also won 400 and 800 relays.

Local teams continue the season with the Palmer Invitational, which starts Friday at noon at Palmer High School.

Colony Invitational

Friday-Saturday, Colony High

Girls team scores:

1. Colony 144; 2. Homer 87; 3. Kodiak 83; 4. ACS 76; 5. Grace 58; 6. Kenai 56.5; 7. Wasilla 43; 8. Palmer 30; 9. Valdez 28.5; 10. Houston 22; 10. (tie) Susitna Valley 22; 12. Nikiski 7; 13. Birchwood 6; 14. Redington 6.

Boys team scores:

1. Kodiak 140; 2 Colony 131; 3. Wasilla 104; 4. Palmer 95.5; 5. ACS 90.5; 6. Kenai 56.5; 7. Grace 28.5; 8. Homer 27.5 9. Nikiski 14; 10. Valdez 13.5; 11. Birchwood 1.

Girls individual results:

100 — 1. T. Eatum, ACS 12.70; 2. K. Veldstra, ACS 13.07; 3. C. Stephens, Col 13.11; 4. T. Rich, Ken 13.53; 5. S. Sterling, Birch 13.70; 6. H. Villaroya, Kod 13.76; 7. T. Goward, Birch 13.86; 8. A. Cardoza, Hom 13.91.

200 — 1. A. Waclawski, Hom 28.00; 2. T. Rich, Ken 28.09; 3. K. Kelly, Was 28.09; 4. K. Veldstra, Hom 28.42; 5. Z. Langseth, Val 28.77; 6. Z. Shemet-Pitcher, Hom 28.79; 7. H. Macatuno, Kod 29.00; 8. S. Wolf, Hom 29.26.

400 — 1. A. Waclawski, Hom 1:02.51; 2. Z. Shemet-Pitcher, Hom 1:03.78; 3. S. Newton, Gra 1:04.90; 4. S. Dixon, Pal 1:05.28; 5. C. Gillette, Hom 1:05.90; 6. J. Block, Col 1:05.95; 7. H. Macatuno, Kod 1:06.11.

800 — 1. T. Ealum, ACS 2:19.35; 2. G. Gannon, Gra 2:32.39; 3. A. VanPelt, Hou 2:33.63; 4. J. Block, Col 2:33.82; 5. M. Jackson, Gra 2:34.09; 6. Z. Bigley, Kod 2:38.35; 7. R. Barcelon, Kod 2:45.04.

1,600 — 1. E. Balsan, ACS 5:14.82; 2. G. Gannon, Gra 5:29.93; 3. Z. Bigley, Gra 5:29.83; 4. A. VanPelt, Hou 5:32.01; 5. C. Powers, Col 5:36.82; 6. J. Bowker, Col 5:37.22 7. R. Berrigan, Oal 5:37.30; 8. C. Geraghty, Col 5:39.19.

3,200 — 1. E. Balsan, ACS 11:10.67; 2. Z. Bigley, Kodik 12:09.27; 3. A. VanPelt, Hou 12:14.11; 4. J. Bowker, Col 12:16.65; 5. A. Rosencrans, Hom 12:24.49; 6. A. Himelbloom, Kod 12:41.03; 7. C. Powers, Col 12:45.86; 8. C. Demientieff, Gra 12:48.24.

100 hurdles —1. C. Stephens, Col 16.54; 2. A. VanderWeide, Gra 18.01; 3. J. Burt, Was 18.10; 4. K. Kilfoyle, Ken 18.40; 5. B. Satathite, Ken 18.71; 6. A. Baxter, Pal 18.83; 7. H. Villaroya, Kod 19.07; 8. R. Dela Cruz, Kod 19.11.

300 hurdles — 1. Z. Langseth, Val 48.62; 2. M. Ko, Col 49.64; 3. A. VanderWeide, Gra 51.60; 4. H. Villaroya, Kod 51.97; 5. B. Satathite, Ken 52.23; 6. K. Kilfoyle, Ken 53.76; 7. A. Quick, ACS 53.95; 8. A. Baxter, Pal 54.06.

400 relay — 1. Homer 52.99; 2. Kodiak 53.69; 3. Kenai 54.01; 4. Palmer 55.15; 5. Wasilla 55.33; 6. ACS 56.07; 7. Grace 56.07; 8. Valdez 56.30.

800 relay — 1. ACS 1:53.37; 2. Kenai 1:53.38; 3. Colony 1:55.41; 4. Palmer 1:56.81; 5. Vadlez 1:58.04; 6. Wasilla 2:00.16; 7. Houston 2:02.11; 8. Kodiak 2:02.24.

1,600 relay — 1. Homer 4:25.55; 2. Colony 4:33.81; 3. Valdez 4:35.70; 4. Kodiak 4:49.07; 5. Grace 4:54.62; 6. Colony B 5:08.35; 7. Palmer 5:08.61.

3,200 relay — 1. Colony 10:02.96; 2. Homer 10:22.53; 3. Palmer 10:42.27; 4. Kodiak 10:55.84; 5. Grace 11:06.06; 6. Wasilla 11:29.21; 8. Colony B 11:43.59.

Discus — 1. K. Tennesen, Col 126-6; 2. R. Walker, Kod 100-6; 3. H. Holland, Red 87-5; 4. H. Edmonds, ACS 85-6; 5. F. Hueton, SV 84-0.5; 6. B. Gregory, Hom 83-0.5; 7. D. Glenn, Was 79-10.5; 8. G. Looney, Col 77-6.5.

Shot put — 1. H. Edmonds, ACS 36-4; 2. R. Walker, Kod 34-10.5; 3. A. Williams, ACS 32-11; 4. A. Timu, Kod 30-10.5; 5. F. Hueton, SV 30-8; 6. K. Tennesen, Col 29-10; 7. D. Glenn, Was 29-5.5; 8. G. Looney, Col 28-11.

High jump — 1. C. Dunleay, Was 5-5; 2. C. LeBon, Was 4-10; 2. (tie) M. Ko, Col 4-10; 4. L. Sessom, Col 4-8; 5. R. Walker, Kod 4-6; 6. K. Howard, Val 4-4; 7. R. Barcelon, Kod 4-4, 7. (tie) S. Drury, Ken 4-4.

Long jump — 1. C. Stephens, Col 17-4.25; 2. M. Ko, Col 15-10.5; 3. J. Wilson, Ken 15-8; 4. A. Condio, Col 15-5.75; 5. A. Parrish, Nik 15-4.25; 6. C. May-Thomas, Hou 14-8.25; 7. A. VanderWeide, Gra 14-6.75; 8. A. Cardoza, Hom 14-5.75.

Triple jump — 1. C. Stephens, Col 35-11.5; 2. M. Ko, Col 33-3; 3. J. Wilson, Ken 33-2; 4. A. VanderWeide, Gra 33-1.5; 5. A. Condio, Col 32-1.75; 6. A. Parrish, Nik 31-11.5; 7. G. Berry, Col 29-10; 8. M. Akers, Hom 29-7.5.

Boys individual results:

100 — 1. H. Harwood, Col 11.44; 2. B. Alcaide, Kod 11.49; 3. C. Ferris, Pal 11.58; 4. J. Jackman, Ken 11.61; 5. H. Quinn, ACS 11.67; 6. J. Nero, Col 11.68; 7. J. Richter, Hom 11.90; 8. Z. Vrvilo, Col 12.01.

200 — 1. B. Alcaide, Hom 23.08; 2. H. Harwood, Col 23.17; 3. C. Ferris, Pal 23.36; 4. F. Onochie, ACS 23.39; 5. J. Richter, Hom 23.47; 6. J. Pomrenke, Col 24.02; 7. Z. Vrvilo, Col 24.23; 8. U. Simmons, ACS 24.28.

400 — 1. F. Onochie, ACS 50.60; 2. J. Jackman, 51.65; 3. H. Quinn, ACS 53.32; 4. M. Burnett, Kod 53.79; 5. N. Foote, Kod 54.51; 6. Z. Howard, Val 54.71; 7. I. Bell, Was 55.14.

800 — 1. M. Parnell, Kod 2:02.37; 2. K. Osowski, Kod 2:03.10; 3. B. Nicholson, Col 2:03.72; 4. Q. Fuller, Was 2:07.92; 5. L. Fasulo, Hom 2:12.36; 6. E. VanPelt, Was 2:13.20; 7. L. Robertson, Pal 2:13.23; 8. K. Greathouse, Was 2:13.23.

1,600 — 1. M. Parnell, Kod 4:32.13; 2. K. Osowski, Kod 4:32.70; 3. D. Peterson-Thompson, Col 4:34.77; 4. Q. Fuller, Was 4:38.60; 5. B. Bennett, ACS 4:39.96; 6. K. Greathouse, Was 4:47.73; 7. A. Weuerth, ACS 4:50.32; 8. Z. Young, Gra 4:52.15.

3,200 — 1. K. Osowski, Kod 9:51.23; 2. M. Parnell, Kod 9:51.47; 3. B. Bennett, ACS 9:52.96; 4. A. Wuerth, ACS 10:31.51; 5. B. Thompson, Kod 10:36.19; 6. B. Olsen, Ken 10:36.71; 7. J. Lautrup, Col 10:48.30; 8. C. Sheldon, Gra 10:49.47.

400 relay — 1. Palmer 45.17; 2. Colony 46.06; 3. ACS 46.23; 4. Wasilla 46.72; 5. Homer 47.64; 6. Palmer B 48.48; 7. Kodiak 48.84; 8. Wasilla B 49.37.

800 relay — 1. Palmer 1:33.45; 2. Colony 1:33.98; 3. ACS 1:36.07; 4. Wasilla 1:36.80; 5. Palemr B 1:41.97; 6. Homer 1:41.36; 7. Kodiak 1:45.95; 8. Grace 1:47.31.

1,600 relay — 1. Kodiak 3:36.72; 2. Palmer 3:38.86; 3. Colony 3:41.61; 4. Wasilla 3:41.86; 5. Valdez 3:51.61; 6. Palmer B 3:58.59; 7. Grace 4:00.10; 8. Homer 4:04.29.

3,200 relay — 1. ACS 8:46.67; 2. Palmer 8:50.12; 3. Kodiak 9:03.91; 4. Grace 9:04.02; 5. Colony 9:07.17; 6. Homer 9:18.50; 7. Palmer B 9:23.77; 8. Colony B 9:53.05.

110 hurdles — 1. B. Southwick, Pal 16.71; 2. A. Alonzo, Kod 17.29; 3. J. Wilson, Ken 17.31; 4. W. Helton, Was 17.66; 5. M. Daniels, Pal 18.11; 6. M. Charles-White, Col 18.24; 7. J. Railing, ACS 18.24.

300 hurdles — 1. B. Southwick, Pal 42.71; 2. J. Railing, ACS 42.72; 3. M. Charles-White, Col 43.36; 4. J. Hessinger, Col 44.15; 5. J. Wilson, Ken 44.22; 6. T. Cha, ACS 44.53; 7. M. Clyde, Col 44.80; 8. M. Daniels, Pal 45.23.

Discus — 1. K. Pillans, Kod 141-04; 2. B. Frick, Was 125-7; 3. J. Miranda, Kod 123-9; 4. I. Johnson, Nik 120-4; 5. J. Grossi, Ken 118-10; 6. J. Pomrenke, Col 116-2; 7. T. Randell, Ken 112-5; 8. A. Binder, Gra 111-8.

Shot put — 1. K. Pilans, Kod 54-7.5; 2. L. Johnson, Nik 49-3; 3. A. Alvarado, Col 42-10.5; 4. D. Kolomeychuk, Was 41-2.5; 5. A. Sodorff, Was 40-3; 6. T. Wheeler, Pal 39-10; 7. Z. Bronson, ACS 39-9; 8. I. Johnson, Nik 39-1.5.

High jump — 1. B. Nicholson, Col 6-2; 2. K. Orth, Ken 5-8; 3. B. Nieder, Gra 5-6; 4. D. Eiman, Pal 5-6; 5. J. Wilson, Ken 5-4; 5. (tie) J. Carroll, Hom 5-4; 5. (tie) L. Kaltenbach, ACS 5-4; 5. (tie) J. Coats, Val 5-4.

Long jump — 1. B. Nicholson, Col 21-3.5; 2. J. Jackman, Ken 20-4; 3. B. Nieder, Gra 18-3.75; 4. J. Holgate, Col 18-1; 5. N. Johnson, Pal 17-9.5; 6. J. Caple, Pal 17-8.25; 7. T. Reed, Was 17-6.75; 8. A. Binder, Gra 17-1.5.

Triple jump — 1. B. Nicholson, Col 43-11.5; 2. U. Simmers, ACS 40-1.5; 3. J. Jackman, Ken 39-4.25; 4. D. Eiman, Pal 38-11.75; 5. M. Clyde, Col 36-9.5; 6. J. Francisco, Kod 36-5.5; 7. J. Carroll, Hom 35-5.75; 8. B. Nieder, Gra 35-5.75.